IDE Nostalgia (2022)

Interesting discussion of a chorded input device alongside modal editing of code.

Modal editing is quite prominent in vim and vim-flavoured tools. So, I don't think model editing's lack of popularity is due to people not knowing about it.. although it's definitely a power-user way to drive a tool.

I wonder if a whole external device is really necessary for the one-handed device for chords. I think with a customisable keyboard, you'd be able to chord.

Seems that the idea is to use the mouse to point at the noun, then use one-handed chord to drive actions? Interesting idea.. some use cases still benefit from one hand on keyboard and one on mouse.

I used to be a heavy player of MMOs, and most of the time I used a Razer Orbweaver (1 handed keyboard with chording for more keys) and a mouse. It was perfect for WoW which required something like 50 different keys to be pressed with one hand.